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<p>[QUOTE="AncientJoe, post: 2542643, member: 44357"]I agree that you probably shouldn't sell everything but perhaps it wouldn't be a bad idea to sell some. Many emperors are easy to come by and while import restrictions could theoretically eventually make this more difficult, we're a long, long ways away from $10K Antoninus Pius denarii.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'd say, if you have coins which you feel are easily replaceable, it would be worth selling them in a way in which you can ensure you won't lose your shirt (i.e. privately or with reserves, as they've been purchased relatively recently).</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I find myself regularly looking at my collection and saying, "Am I happy with this coin and do I intend to keep it for X years?" If not, and if I feel as if the funds could be used more productively elsewhere, I'm not opposed to "trimming the fat".</p><p><br /></p><p>If I were building a set of the emperors, I would focus my funds first on only the tougher ones, then eventually flesh it out with more common examples. Or, if I hadn't succeeded in adding an example for a while and have to scratch that itch, I'd have sufficient funds in reserve to cross one off the list.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="AncientJoe, post: 2542643, member: 44357"]I agree that you probably shouldn't sell everything but perhaps it wouldn't be a bad idea to sell some. Many emperors are easy to come by and while import restrictions could theoretically eventually make this more difficult, we're a long, long ways away from $10K Antoninus Pius denarii. I'd say, if you have coins which you feel are easily replaceable, it would be worth selling them in a way in which you can ensure you won't lose your shirt (i.e. privately or with reserves, as they've been purchased relatively recently). Personally, I find myself regularly looking at my collection and saying, "Am I happy with this coin and do I intend to keep it for X years?" If not, and if I feel as if the funds could be used more productively elsewhere, I'm not opposed to "trimming the fat". If I were building a set of the emperors, I would focus my funds first on only the tougher ones, then eventually flesh it out with more common examples. Or, if I hadn't succeeded in adding an example for a while and have to scratch that itch, I'd have sufficient funds in reserve to cross one off the list.[/QUOTE]
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